This project aims to eliminate obstacles that prevent marginalized groups from accessing quality education and essential services. By addressing key challenges such as economic hardship, social stigma, and lack of resources, the initiative empowers vulnerable communities to gain equal opportunities and achieve better outcomes in education, healthcare, and social services.
Expanding access to affordable education for disadvantaged communities.
Providing support services for marginalized groups to enhance opportunities.
Advocating for inclusive policies to ensure equal access to services.
In Ethiopia, 95 percent of all persons with disabilities are estimated to live in poverty (Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs). Many depend on family support and begging for their livelihoods. On the other hand, The partner organization SCPDA runs a school for 20 children with visual impairment in Bishoftu the children are provided educational special attention to reading and writing in Braille after they graduate from this…
According to GEES research center, 1.6 percent of the population of Ethiopia is blind — that makes around 250,000 people. Microfinance organizations reported that persons with disabilities only accounted for 0.5 percent of their clients at the maximum. According to the World Bank, continuing to exclude persons with disabilities from economic development programs results in the loss of 5–7 percent of GDP. In Ethiopia, 95 percent of all…
